Tanida N
Japanese Society for Hospice and Home Care, Department of Internal Medicine 4, Hyogo College of Medicine, Japan.
BMJ. 1996 Nov 2;313(7065):1133-5. doi: 10.1136/bmj.313.7065.1133.
The great Hanshin earthquake on 17 January 1995 hit the elderly population of an urban society particularly hard. More than half of the fatalities were among those over 60 years old, and in this age group female fatalities were almost double those of men. Surviving elderly people were largely left to their own devices and became relegated to the marginal space in shelters. Elderly people tended not to proclaim their problems, and so their suffering tended to be underestimated. Again, as survivors rebuilt their homes and moved back, elderly people and other vulnerable groups tended to be left behind in temporary accommodation. This tragedy has shown that special attention and continuous care is necessary for elderly and vulnerable people after such disasters.
1995年1月17日发生的阪神大地震对城市社会中的老年人群体造成了尤为严重的打击。死亡人员中超过一半是60岁以上的老人，在这个年龄段，女性死亡人数几乎是男性的两倍。幸存的老年人大多只能靠自己，在避难所中被边缘化。老年人往往不诉说自己的问题，因此他们的苦难往往被低估。此外，当幸存者重建家园并搬回去时，老年人和其他弱势群体往往被留在临时住所。这场悲剧表明，灾难过后，有必要对老年人和弱势群体给予特别关注并持续关怀。
